7 Dec
2013
7 Dec
'13
12:54 p.m.
Not sure how much it will help, but the packet station database at
http://ncpa.ampr.org/cgi-bin/database/ncpa.pl
will give you some information at least for California.
Not sure who out there has something more global.
Bill
KG6BAJ
At 10:39 AM 12/7/2013, you wrote:
>(Please trim inclusions from previous messages)
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>I'm working on a presentation about packet networking.
>
>Does anyone have a reasonable estimate of:
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>
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>-- The number of BBS Systems reachable via AMPRnet
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>-- The number of BBS Systems reachable via non-AMPRnet BBS forwarding
>network
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>-- The number of BBS systems connected via both networks
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>
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>Note: This is not an attempt to compare the two. We're connected both
>ways. AND, I realize that other BBSs also connect to both, so there will be
>duplication. That's o.k. I'd just like to be able to give people a sense
>of how big (or small) each of the networks still is.
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>If you have an estimate for any of the above numbers, can you tell me what
>it is and how you arrived at it?
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>
>Thanks,
>
>Michael
>
>N6MEF
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